VC Deal Tracker

Late-Stage AI Mega-Rounds

• 🔥 Shield AI: Shield AI raised $2 billion at $12.7 billion valuation in a Series G round led by Advent International...

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI is pursuing $2.5B in new funding at a $25B valuation, confirming high-stakes AI deal momentum.

Massive defense AI bet amid conflicts:

• $2B raise ($1.5B Series G led by Advent, co-led JPM; Blackstone $500M equity + $250M facility) jumps...

• Europe boosts growth VC: EIF's €15B fund-of-funds expands on ETCI 1's €3.9B, backing large funds like Atomico.
• US AI focus: Kleiner Perkins raises...

OpenAI dominates AI funding with $168B total raised across 12 rounds:

• 9 Late-Stage rounds lead the pack
• Plus 1 Debt, 1 Unattributed, and 1 Grant (prize money)
  Benchmark for VC scale in 2026.

Sector momentum builds as defense tech startups secure $405M total:

• ORAN Development (ODC): $45M Series A for open architecture platform unifying...

• Deal: Doctronic raises $40M Series B
• Leads: Co-led by Abstract and Lightspeed
• Velocity: Marks third funding round in less than a year – hot pace amid market activity

Granola, AI meeting notes startup, raises $125M Series C at $1.5B valuation, entering unicorn status.

• Led by Index Ventures, with Kleiner Perkins...

• Kled AI valued at $150M by crowdsourcing real-world video data.
• Founder Avi Patel, 22, dropped out after two weeks to build the flywheel.
• Pays...

Massive legal-tech deal: Harvey raised $200M at $11B valuation.

• AI edge: Agents automate full workflows, slashing manual lawyer tasks for high-volume/complex work.
• Next: Funds build AI agents for legal firms.
  Hot signal for AI automation in law.

AI Application Rounds

• Notch Series A: Israeli startup Notch raised $30 million in a Series A round for its AI platform for insurance, finance,...

• Deal details: Indian AI startup Sarvam in advanced talks for $300M funding at $1.5B valuation
• Lead investors: NVIDIA, Accel, HCLTech
• Milestone: Marks India's largest AI fundraising round of the year, signaling VC growth in AI ventures

Storied VC Kleiner Perkins announced $3.5B across new funds primarily focused on AI. Massive dry powder signals strong LP appetite for AI startups.

Massive AI deal alert:

• $10B additional funding from investors, per CFO Sarah Friar on CNBC
• Total funding exceeds $120B after latest tranche
• Microsoft joins the round, underscoring big tech commitment
  Scale signals unrelenting AI capital chase.

Qualified Health secures $125M Series B led by NEA to scale its enterprise AI platform, helping health systems boost clinical outcomes.

• $100M Series D for Thailand-founded AI startup Amity, anchored by Singapore's EDBI
• IPO-bound move signals Southeast Asian AI scaling to public markets
• Key watch: Government-linked lead fuels late-stage growth in SEA tech

• Glimpse raises $35M to deploy agentic AI for retail dispute resolution
• Notch lands $30M Series A (led by undisclosed) for AI agents automating CX...

AI Infrastructure Mega-Rounds

• 🔥 Runway: AI video startup Runway raised $315M at $5.3B valuation to expand into world models.
• 🔥 Kandou AI:...

Key deal highlights:

• Oasis Security raised $120M in Series B
• Led by Craft Ventures, West Coast firm
• Craft recently opened Austin, Texas office

Timely validation for enterprise security plays.

• Massive agtech round: $220M (NZD $377M) Series E led by Founders Fund, with Blackbird, DCVC, Bond, Bessemer, NewView, Ubiquity, Promus, Icehouse...